Policeman killed, 2 hurt in blast on J&K highway
Monday, September 1 2003 11:58 Hrs (IST)
Jammu: A police personnel of the bomb disposal squad was killed and two others injured in a powerful
blast on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Lower Manda in Anantnag district of Jammu and
Kashmir on September 1 , official sources said.
The explosion occurred when bomb disposal squad personnel were trying to defuse an improvised
explosive device (IED), the sources said, adding one cop was killed and two others injured.
Earlier, a road opening party detected the IED at Lower Manda, 500 metres from Jawahar Tunnel on the
national highway on September 1 morning, the sources said.
However, there was no damage to Jawahar Tunnel as the blast took place 500 to 700 metres away from
the tunnel, the sources said.
PTI
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